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October 21, 2024

Good afternoon-

I hope you enjoyed this beautiful weekend. It was a busy one with homecoming and the farmer's market so it was nice to have the weather cooperate! I hope the groups at the market had a great time. The dance was attended by 600 students. Each year we say it's the biggest one yet. Kudos to Josh, Natalie, and the entire StuCo group for making it a success. We appreciate all you do for AHS.

The class of 2028 will be pulled to attend an x-block either Tuesday or Wednesday this week (half of the class each day). It is for a follow up meeting regarding the HappyB2.0 study that AHS students are participating in. 

After a busy week this past week, who can think of anything better than wrapping up with ice cream? We will have an ice cream truck here at AHS during dismissal on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week. The Erdelt's, former grads and supporters of the Reality Fair, will offer support, via a cut of their sales, to the seniors (Tuesday), juniors (Wednesday), and freshmen (Thursday). Any student is welcome to purchase an ice cream each day. We are grateful for their ongoing support of AHS! 

On Thursday we will welcome 2nd year teachers from Milford and Mendon-Upton. These teachers will be visiting classrooms to observe the wonderful things that happen at AHS from 10:45am to 12:20pm. 

I am hosting my job-alike meeting at AHS on Friday morning from 8:30-10:30am. We will be meeting in the upstairs A-wing kitchen. If you could leave the single-stall bathroom doors in that hall open when not in use, I would appreciate it! 

Please see the attached letter from Rep. Jack Patrick Lewis and feel free to reach out if he can support or visit your class.

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